Weirton leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Weirton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weirton, ~25% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weirton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weirton leans more Republican than 49 of 156 neighbors.
Weirton runs about 8 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weirton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Weirton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Weirton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weirton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weirton, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Weirton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weirton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 57%, below 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pottery Addition, OH R+54
- Paris, PA R+47
- Toronto, OH R+45
- Colliers, WV R+48
- Steubenville, OH R+15
- Follansbee, WV R+45
- Florence, PA R+47
- New Cumberland, WV R+54
- Hooverson Heights, WV R+42
- Mingo Junction, OH R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Uvalde, TX R+18
- Fulton, NY R+22
- Grain Valley, MO R+26
- Brunswick, ME D+38
- Clarksburg, WV R+29
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- Dixon, IL R+13
- Mccomb, MS D+27
- Swartz Creek, MI R+15
- Palmyra, PA R+20
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.